For decades, Congress has given up its constitutional authority to declare war, moving power toward the executive branch and raising questions about legality and core democratic principles.
What does it take to prepare Americans to participate meaningfully in their democracy? Experts examine how civic education can help cultivate knowledge, judgment, and civic virtue—starting at a young age.
Two UVA experts explore how emergency claims function and what the Constitution says about presidential authority over voting.
"[The amendment] would roll back key features protecting Zimbabwe’s democracy," writes Karsh Institute Research Fellow D. Tinashé Hofisi. "The bill proposes prolonging President Mnangagwa’s tenure until 2030, consolidating executive control."
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In 2025, at Democracy360, a biannual convening of UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy, Monticello and the Karsh Institute collaborated on Declaration Next, where students from across Virginia visited Monticello and examined the historical context of the Declaration’s creation.
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"Young Virginians who will be 18 by the Nov. 3 general election can vote in primary elections and special elections this year," write the Karsh Institute’s Melody Barnes and the Civics Center’s Laura Brill. "That covers almost every current high school senior, and a good chunk of juniors."
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Pelosi sat down with Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief, for a conversation hosted by the Karsh Institute of Democracy in UVA's Rotunda.
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"Our Founding Fathers—and here we are at Mr. Jefferson’s University—believed that democracy could work because of the goodness of the American people,”Pelosi said at the Karsh Institute's "Congress as a Cornerstone of American Democracy" event at the Rotunda.
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Pelosi urged attendees at a Karsh Institute event in the Rotunda to maintain faith in democracy and our country’s Constitution during what she sees as a tumultuous period.
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At a Rotunda event hosted by the Karsh Institute, Pelosi addressed students and community members, emphasizing the importance of the Constitution’s separation of powers and warning that the system of checks and balances is being tested.
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During an event hosted by the Karsh Institute, Pelosi said she continues to believe in “the goodness of the American people,” and that she believes Republicans in Congress will reassert the separation of powers as laid out in the Constitution.
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